Improvement in awnings



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN AWNINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 43,081, dated June 14, 1864.

To cbZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Visconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Awnings; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the sanne, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this speciiication, in Which- Figure l is a perspectivevvicw; Fig. 2, a side sectional elevation.

A represents the wall of a building, windowcase, or object to which the awning is to be attached; and B is a swinging frame, ofmetal or other material, rectangular in form, hinged at its two side extremities by bolts a and eyes b to the wall A.

C are cords extending from the front bar of the frame B to staples c, ixed in the wall A. Upon these cords are laid and secured a series of wooden slats, D, which form the roof of the awning. The slats have perforations d at each end, near their edges, with a small cross-bar across eta-ch perforation, over which cross-bar passes a cord, by which each end of the slat is' fastened or tied to the cords C.

Eis a cord extending from'a convenient belaying-button, F, up through'an eye ixed on the wall near the upper part of the awning, said cord E being attached to the front bar of the frame B. When force is applied to the cord E, the frame B will be swung or drawn up against the Wall A, and the slats D will also be drawn up, and will fold one under the other, so that when the awning is thus drawn or folded up it will occupy the compact form and position indicated by the red lines in Fig. l. When the cord E is released, the awning falls by its own gravity to anexpanded position. Each end of the frame B is also provided with a cord, e, extending from the side opens, as indicated in Fig. 1.

I do not confine myself to the exact method of construction or attachment of the parts here shown, for that may be varied according to the skill of the mechanic.

In Fig. 2 I-present a modification of my improvement, in which G is a xed awningfraine, with an attached bar, H, above it, upon which slide a number of loose rings, I. These rings I are connected by eyes or loops f to the awning-slats D. In this modication two drawing-cords are used, one of them, L, passing through an eye, e, on the Wall, upon the exterior of' the awningroof, down to the lower slat, the other cord L', being attached to the under side of the said lower slat. All the slats will be drawn up and folded by pulling upon cord L; but on pulling cord L they will all be expanded or drawn down, as shown` in the drawings.

My improved awning may be quickly attached to or removed from its position, and it forms a cheap and effective device for the purpose intended.

Having thus described my invention, Iclai 1n as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent- An awning constructed of a series of folding slats, combined and operating, together with a supportingframe, in the manner substantially as herein shown and described.

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG.

L. T. CHASE, F. L. THOEPE. 

